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Have your food and eat it, too

For most of us, airline food conjures up far-from-appetising images of soggy omelettes, insipid veges and reheated meat.

Travellers grounded as air restrictions continue

UK airspace will remain closed until tomorrow morning, a shutdown which is costing the air industry an estimated $282 million a day.

Volcanic dust aborts Polish funeral trip

The Governor-General has been forced to cancel plans to attend the late Polish President's funeral.

Ash big threat to jet engines

Enhanced engine technology has magnified the risk of fatal damage to aircraft flying into volcanic ash clouds, writes Mathew Dearnaley.

Pilots face more drink-drug checks

Random drug, alcohol checks for pilots

NZ pilots are to be randomly checked to ensure they are telling the truth about any past drug and alcohol convictions.

Cooking on the plane

Open hatch forces emergency landing

<i>Garth George</i>: National carrier is my flight of fancy

I won't fly on a budget airline. For the sake of saving a few, or even a few score, dollars I'm not going to trust myself in an alien dimension to el cheapo operators.

Doctors let death-wish Qantas pilot keep flying

A Qantas pilot who had repeated urges to crash his planes was allowed to continue working for three years after doctors declared him fit to fly.

Pilot 'felt urge' to crash jet

Qantas has been ordered to pay out today for keeping a pilot on their roster who was mentally unfit to fly an airplane.

Pilots hope to speed into record book

Air NZ apologises over claim on Tongan drinking

Air NZ apologises for a crew manual which suggested flight attendants watch Tongans who wanted to "drink the bar dry".

BA strike flies into poll pressure

<i>Kerre Woodham</i>: MP's tantrum childish

Govt plea to union and BA to talk